T.D. Jakes, Oprah Lastly Tackle These Diddy Occasion Rumors

As Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal case continues to play out in court docket, some notable names — particularly Oprah Winfrey and Bishop T.D. Jakes — are attempting to verify they distance themselves from Diddy as a lot as attainable. And we have the footage to show it.

Talking at their Good Soil Discussion board in Dallas over the weekend, the 2 moguls introduced up the web hypothesis about their shut ties with Diddy and debunked any involvement. Throughout a panel dialogue, Winfrey flat out denied having ever attended a “Puff celebration” and mentioned that even when she attends any events, she’s often one of many first to go away.

Jakes later chimed in and shared that he did cease by to want the Unhealthy Boy mogul a cheerful birthday one time, through the daytime for about 3o minutes however that was it. He then defined why individuals love “salacious” and “not true” tales like those put out on the web about he, Winfrey and Diddy and mentioned that it serves as a distraction to a lot greater points.

“They love salacious tales, you might inform them the story about you feeding these women in South Africa, they do not wish to hear about that in any respect. When you inform them about Puffy’s biceps, they wanna observe you all the way in which world wide,” Jakes defined. “And I feel it is as a result of we’ve got turn into so engrossed in different individuals’s lives to maintain from having our personal. We [society] are drunk off of issues that do not matter to distract us from the issues that do matter.”

Jakes continued: “And for those who watch the timing of it, the intoxicant all the time comes out whereas one thing large is occurring that we have to be taking note of. And we pay it no consideration as a result of we’re engrossed in counting up one thing that’s salacious and never true.”

He went on to say that it is sadly not something he not Winfrey can essentially “struggle, sue or tear down” as a consequence of some authorized restrictions and scoffed on the thought of somebody his age partaking in some debauchery.

“Now I am virtually 70-years-old. What do I appear like? I’m a grandfather. What do I appear like at this late date?” Jakes questioned.

The megachurch bishop’s feedback mark the primary time shortly that he is mentioned one thing to fight the speculative on-line ties between him and the influential music producer. In the meantime, this marks Winfrey’s first time addressing the web chatter immediately. Solely time will inform whether or not or not this will likely be sufficient to persuade people that they honestly had no elements in Diddy’s alleged dastardly deeds.

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